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By the 3rd or 4th day, you are used to the shakes and you won't gag anymore. I HATED my pre-op shakes, but I stuck with it. When I had my follow-up before surgery, I told them exactly HOW nasty the shakes are. They said "Really? Everyone else comments on how yummy they are." The thing is, I don't eat salt or artificial sweeteners, and that's ALL I could taste. It was so nasty. But now, I'm post-op, and I don't have to worry about those shakes ever again.

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@@mare81 I completely remember those first couple of days, a nightmare. I was literally gagging BUT then I found a bunch of recipes on-line and tried a different brand of shake and that made a world of difference. Now don't get me wrong I'm not saying they were great and I crave them now but I will say that they were tolerable and that's about all you can ask for during this stage. I did the chocolate Truffle from Syntrex, nectar. You can buy individual packets at the Vitamin Shoppe to see which one you want to commit to before purchasing the huge tub. Check it out and also look on Pinterest for Protein shake ideas. Hang in there, this is just temporary but the weight you lose from this stage is permanent so every time you gag just think, that's another lb. gone that I'll never see again. Some how it makes it better:-)

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